Welcome to the Verloren developer wiki! We'll be documenting the design of Verloren and the structure of both the engine and other tools.
Veloren is a procedurally generated, simulated world role playing exploration adventure voxel game (that's quite a mouthful, isn't it?). The project was initially meant to be a simple Cube World clone, but has evolved into its own game, with a greater focus on having updates world simulation and depth as opposed to a focus on infinite generation.
This project is written in Rust, a relatively new language developed by Mozilla. The Rust Book is a great resource for learning the language, and all of the external crates in the project have documentation on docs.rs.
Like any cross-platform project, the build process is slightly different on every platform. Each step will have an entry for each platform if necessary.
The first step on any machine is to install rust. If you've already installed rust, then skip this step.
You can install rust on any platform by following the instructions on rustup.rs. Note: Some linux distributions may have rustup in their official repos. For example, you can install rustup on Arch Linux using sudo pacman -S rustup.
to be sure that you are using the nightly build.
Cargo (Rust's dependency manager) will automatically download and compile any dependencies.
If you have a spare computer or vhost you can help the veloren team by providing a gitlab runner to increase test speed for developers. Follow the following steps on your machine. Keep in mind that this basically allows remote execution of any code on your machine.
git config --global user.email "runner@invalid.com"
git config --global user.name "veloren < your-user-name > runner"


HPD project approved after sponsor redesigned building. The City Council approved an application by the Department of Housing and Preservation for disposition of three Cityowned lots at 1510 Jesup Avenue in Morris Heights in the Bronx, for construction by Highbridge Community Development Corporation of a six-story, residential building for low-income seniors and the physically disabled.
The project required modification to obtain the Planning Commission's approval. At the Commission hearing, Chair Amanda M. Burden and Commissioner Angela Cavaluzzi expressed disappointment in the building's small windows and institutional configuration. Commissioner Irwin Cantor called the design "banal" and stated that the project's budget should have allowed for a more attractive facade. Chair Burden suggested that HPD submit a revised design that would be visually modern and indistinguishable from private development. Highbridge responded that the site's uneven grade required a $2-$3 million retaining wall, tightening the project budget.
HPD submitted a revised design, which also increased the units from 67 to 75. The Commission approved the revised project, noting it fit into the aesthetic context of the neighborhood and addressed the need for affordable housing. The full Council voted 49- 2-1 to approve.


Want to earn points? Pick one (or more) of these activities to earn points and prizes for your school!
With greater flexibility, your school can choose to participate at any time throughout the school year. How much or how little your school participates is entirely up to you.
Local Motion's Everyday Bicycling Program is a suite of workshops that are inclusive and accessible to be as inviting as possible for anyone who is interested in bicycling more. Local Motion's workshop leaders are all experienced transportation bicycle riders who work hard to create a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere that recognizes that everyone will engage in bicycling at their own levels.
We offer workshops for people of all ages (including school groups). There is no limit on the number or content of workshops Local Motion can bring to your school.
You can also get credit for hosting another organization's bicycling presentation.
The organization the presenter belongs to (if applicable).
Estimated Number of Students Participating.
Estimated Number of Staff Participating.
When you're ready to report your event, you can log your activity here: Way to Go! Activity & Event Log.
Bring Local Motion's Bike Smart program to your school.
Local Motion's Bike Smart program includes a 20' trailer with everything you need to run a bike skills training program, including bikes and helmets, which is accompanied by a games-based bike skills curriculum.
This program is free for all Vermont schools, aside from a delivery fee, which will be waived for Way to Go! participants.
You can also get credit for running your own 1-2 week-long bike skills program.
Brief Description of Program (if Bike Smart, just write "Bike Smart").
Suggested date: National Bike to School Day is May 9, 2019, but you can run this event anytime during the school year that works for you.
Schools encourage students and staff to bike to school, aiming for 100% participation.
Note: Schools generally give participants the option to walk and use scooters as well as using bikes.
Note: Great for rural schools!
Contact Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP) to get support for adding sustainable transportation to the curriculum, or create your own curriculum sequence on sustainable transportation.
VEEP has curriculum resources available on its website and is also available to consult with teachers or students on transportation curriculum, personalized learning, or projects.
Provide overview of the lesson sequence you used in the classroom.
When you're ready to report your event(s), you can log your activity(ies) here: Way to Go! Activity & Event Log.
We want to know if your students' travel behavior has changed over time!
Capture data on all the different ways your school community gets to and/or from school in the Fall, and again in the Spring, to help identify any transportation behavior changes in your school.
You will receive 25 points for your fall collection and your remaining 25 points for your spring collection.
Note: This is a great way to engage volunteers and students!
Create an account (it's free and easy).
If your school is already on the list, and you don't have access, e-mail education@localmotion.org to get access.
You can create an electronic form (for help, e-mail education@localmotion.org for assistance).
Two or three days' worth of data is best.
Please collect data on two or three of these days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
Each classroom should receive this tally.
Enter the data (if using a paper form) on saferoutesdata.org, or send scanned forms to education@localmotion.org to enter data.
When you're ready to report this activity, you can log your work here: Way to Go! Activity & Event Log.
The sky is the limit! If it is sustainable-transportation related, we already love it!
How it relates to sustainable transportation.
A description of the activities that students/staff/community participated in.
If you aren't certain your program would qualify, feel free to contact us at info@waytogovt.org.
When you're ready to report your events, you can log your activities here: Way to Go! Activity & Event Log.
Everyone parks at a location that is along a safe route to school, and families, co-workers and students all walk together the rest of the way to school.
What is PARK(ing) Day? It's a day when people put a temporary mini-park in a parking spot instead of a car! It's a fun way to demonstrate how much of our land is taken up by cars!
PARK(ing) Day (Vermont) is scheduled for 5/16, but you can run the event on any day that works for your school.
2) Once you have chosen your location (at least one, and hopefully many! parking spots), have people sign up for their own "mini-park" and let them come up with their own fun themes for their park.
3) On the day you've chosen for your PARK(ing) Day, have people start setting up their mini-parks in their designated PARK(ing) spot. Ideally, the mini-parks will be set up all day, but even just a half-hour of mini-park enjoyment is a great way to show how our land could be used in many different ways for our community.
4) Make it fun! Have a party! This is meant to be a light-hearted playful event!
While this manual is for the use of a metered parking spot, you can use a lot of the same tips for decorating your parking lot spot!
Share the Go!Vermont App with families and staff, and earn 10 points!
Go! Vermont is a resource for finding greener travel options like carpool, vanpool, bus, bike or telecommute. You can also track your greener trips with Go! Vermont and earn rewards.
Join today. It's easy and free!
Schools encourage all students who are eligible, to take the bus to school. Students who are not eligible for bus pick-up should walk, carpool or bike to school.
Note: Schools can add an additional challenge for students and staff to take public transportation if it is available in your region.
These are events that you run regularly at your school (ex: Walking Wednesdays). A school will get 10 points every time they participate in a recurring event--like a Walking Wednesday.
You can also get Recurring Event points if you bring Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP) (or another sustainable transportation curriculum) to more than one class at your school. Your school will receive 50 points for the first class that integrates sustainable transportation programming into the curriculum and 10 points for each additional class that participates.
Date (do a separate entry for each time you run an event--ex: Walking Wednesdays--if you ran an event each week, you would do four separate entries, one for each date).
Note: Schools that already have a functional School Travel Plan do not need to do anything additional in order to receive points. You're all set!
A School Travel Plan is a written document that outlines a school and community's intentions for enabling students to walk or bike to and from school. It is developed through a team-based approach that involves the school, experts, and often, members of the public. The team works together to identify barriers to walking and biking and develops strategies to address them.
Utilizing your travel plan to inform your Safe Routes to School or Way to Go! work will also earn you points.
A brief description of your work starting a school travel plan.
We'll check in with you periodically to see if you need any help or support.
Send us a copy of your School Travel Plan, or a link to the School Travel Plan on the Safe Routes to School. website (http://saferoutes.vermont.gov/your-school/partner-profiles).
Brief description of how you utilized your School Travel Plan this year.
Date of any events where you utilized the School Travel Plan.
Estimated number of students and staff participating in events where you utilized the School Travel Plan.
Do you have a great field trip location near your school? Perhaps your school is located near a farm, another local business, a park, etc? Walking or biking with your students to that field trip location is a great way to encourage healthy habits, as well as saving money on transportation costs for the field trip!
Suggested date: National Walk to School Day is October 10, 2018, but you can run this event anytime during the school year that works for you.
Schools encourage students and staff to walk to school, aiming for 100% participation.
This is our flagship challenge. We'll be running this Challenge for 1 to 2 weeks in the Spring.
Just pick day(s) during the Challenge to encourage your students, coworkers and parents to walk, bike, bus, roll, carpool, to school!
Brief description of what you did for the Challenge (what transportation modes did you promote? Biking, walking, scooting, bus, carpooling, etc).
When you're ready to report your event, you can log your activities here: Way to Go! Activity & Event Log.
Suggested date: February 6, 2019.
Promote year-round healthy habits! It's a great way to get kids to try being outdoors even when it's cold!
School staff can earn credit at VEHI PATHpoints--Keeping Fit and/or Adventure by recording walking and biking in their PATH account Progress Log. Visit www.tomypath.com to login or create your PATH account. Click "contact us" for further guidance.
If your Wellness Coordinator (or the equivalent) encourages your school's staff to participate in the VEHI PATHpoints--Keeping Fit and/or Adventure, your school is eligible for 20 points!
When you're ready to report your Wellness Coordinator's PATHpoints--Keeping Fit and/or Adventure promotion, you can log it here: Way to Go! Activity & Event Log.
We've got two webinars you can watch and earn 10 points each! They are about 45 minutes long, and packed with good information!
© 2019 Way To Go!


Attendance is not necessary for home classes. You and your student will take responsibility for coordinating missed classes. Intercambio only needs to be involved in the case that your student is not available for class on a day that was scheduled.
For group classes, attendance is more important. That being said, every group runs a little differently. Please communicate with the IC staff member coordinating your group to find out what the specific attendance procedures are. In general, group attendance is important – and we expect you to keep track of it and communicate back to staff – so that we can track who is calling ahead to excuse absences and who isn't. Additionally, with some groups, we award for "perfect" and "almost perfect" attendance. We will need updated attendance records to be able to do this.
What happens the last day of class for group classes?
We will provide level completion certificates that you sign and hand out to your students. You are welcome to organize a potluck, or other celebration, for the last day. Please make sure that the facility that you are using allows the consumption of food.
How do I get my student certificate for home classes?
When you request materials for the next level for you and your student, staff will automatically print a certificate for you to give to your student. If you would like a certificate for your student, but don't plan to continue to the next level, let us know and we will prepare one for you.
Intercambio does not officially cancel home or group classes due to snow. However, you are free to make that decision as appropriate. You will be responsible for notifying your students of the cancellation.
For both home and group classes, ideally, you will be able to stick to the schedule as it was initially planned. Our students do not always have flexible schedules. However, if you would like to make a change that will work for your home student, let us know and feel free to do so. Group classes may be less flexible as we need to be aware that the space we use is shared with others.
How long do we have to finish the book?
We expect you to complete the book in 20 sessions. This is important for us as we have no other way to measure student progress than through analysis of progression through the books. If you choose to not use our books and develop your own lesson plans, please let us know.
Students are billed (by mail) on a quarterly cycle once they begin classes. First time students are charged $45. After that, all active students are charged a $15 quarterly registration fee. Books are billed at $10 each. Each book comes with 1 CD. Replacement CDs are $2 each. We offer a generous scholarship policy for students who cannot afford to pay for their classes. We do not expect teachers to be involved in the billing process and all billing questions should be directed to us.
What if my student's neighbor wants to join?
Great! Please have him or her contact the office. All students need to register with our program. We also need to make sure that the new student will be at an appropriate level for the class.
What do I do if my student cancels all the time?
Some students may not feel comfortable letting you know they need to stop taking classes or that they're not in a good place to conform to a consistent schedule. If your student is cancelling more than once every month, or so, please give us a call. We will talk with him or her.
Who do I contact if I need something?
Your main contact is Rachel or Debbie – the Academic Directors. For many student issues, the Academic Directors will forward this issue to a Program Director (Maria, Norma, Marisa). In general, the Academic Directors facilitate needs the volunteer might have, while the Program Directors are responsible for advocating for the student. However, we can handle sorting the requests. Contacting the Academic Directors is a good place to start.
If you are teaching a home class, contact your student(s) and let them know.
For group classes, please notify the office. In some situations, we may find a sub for your group. Otherwise, we'll ask you to cancel by calling your students.
Field trips are not required, but they are strongly encouraged. The field trip is part of the number of lessons we plan for. If you do not want to take the field trip specified in the book, feel free to come up with your own. The idea behind the field trip is getting your student out and practicing English. Simply leaving the "classroom" and walking around the neighborhood tracking words a student knows or recognizes can be a great field trip option!
The audio CD can be played on a CD player or computer (that the teacher provides). Tracks can also be played directly from our website with an internet connection or downloaded to your computer. You can also play tracks on a smartphone by downloading the Sound Cloud app and searching for "Interactive English". Lastly, you can also read the script you'll find in the grey shaded boxes throughout the teacher book.


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South Dakota Republican: Planned Parenthood 'worse than ISIS and lying about it'
Arturo Garcia
A Republican legislator from South Dakota attacked Planned Parenthood by comparing it to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, Talking Points Memo reported.
State Rep. Isaac Latterell (R) argued in a post on his website that like ISIS, "Planned Parenthood abortionists in Sioux Falls are similarly beheading unborn children during dismemberment abortions. Most people are unaware that this is happening, because Planned Parenthood of Sioux Falls denies that they behead or otherwise dismember unborn children."
The post, titled "Planned Parenthood worse than ISIS and lying about it," coincided with Latterell's introduction of a bill that would bar healthcare providers from performing "the beheading of certain living unborn children and to provide penalties therefor." Physicians who perform the procedure would face up to 50 years in prison.
The bill, HB 1230, was passed by the GOP-dominated Health and Human Services committee on Tuesday in an 11-2 vote.
According to Latterell, the procedure, which is part of a second-trimester abortion referred to as a dilation and evacuation (aka D and E) has been performed "at least" 7 times since 2008.
But critics of the bill argued that these procedures are unavailable both through Planned Parenthood and at the state's only abortion clinic, which will not perform abortions after the 14-week mark of a pregnancy. RH Reality Check reported that clients seeking the procedure are typically referred out of state.
Elizabeth Nash, who is a policy analyst for the healthcare advocacy group the Guttmacher Institute, told the Rapid City Journal that Latterell is trying to make abortion sound "horrible" with the bill.
"What this bill is really about is the inflammatory language and riling up people to be opposed to abortion," Nash said. "This language is pretty gruesome. It's inflammatory. It's designed to get the political juices flowing. It is not really about what medical practice is like."
'You cannot expect anything but fascism': Pedagogy theorist on how Trump 'legitimated a culture of lying, cruelty and a collapse of social responsibility'
Henry A. Giroux, Salon
The impeachment of Donald Trump appears to be a crisis without a history, at least a history that illuminates, not just comparisons with other presidential impeachments, but a history that provides historical lessons regarding its relationship to a previous age of tyranny that ushered in horrors associated with a fascist politics in the 1930s. In the age of Trump, history is now used to divert and elude the most serious questions to be raised about the impeachment crisis. The legacy of earlier presidential impeachments, which include Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, provide a comparative historical context for analysis and criticism. And while Trump's impeachment is often defined as a more serious constitutional crisis given his attempt to use the power of the presidency to advance his personal political agenda, it is a crisis that willfully ignores the conditions that gave rise to Trump's presidency along with its recurring pattern of authoritarian behavior, policies, and practices. One result is that the impeachment process with its abundance of political theater and insipid media coverage treats Trump's crimes as the endpoint of an abuse of power and an illegal act, rather than as a political action that is symptomatic of a long legacy of conditions that have led to the United States' slide into the abyss of authoritarianism.
Virginia capitol staff will be forced to confront armed protesters because of official's 'bravado': strategist
Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency after white supremacists threatened to come to the state capitol in Richmond, Virginia, with weapons to protest new gun laws. Northam gave a "mandatory" order for every staffer in the executive branch and General Assembly to telework for safety.
The problem, according to Virginia-based political strategist Ben Tribbett, elected officials are still planning to go to the Capitol to attend committee hearings, putting other Capitol staff in danger.
White House press secretary urged to do her job: 'We don't pay you to be a Twitter troll'
Trump urges 'mops and buckets' as his superior response to rising sea levels from climate change
2 police dead after shootout in Diamond Head, Hawaii

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Hartlepool United F.C
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Association football club in Hartlepool, England
Hartlepool United Football Club
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Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football,. They were founded in 1908 as Hartlepools United Football Athletic Company. Hartlepool have played home games at Victoria Park throughout their history. Their main rivals are Darlington. The club's mascot, "H'Angus the Monkey", was elected mayor at the 2002 Hartlepool Borough Council election. The club also receives vocal support from Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling.
West Hartlepool F.C. won the FA Amateur Cup in 1905 and after the club was dissolved in 1910 its assets and liabilities were subsequently taken over by Hartlepool United, who were then playing in the North Eastern League. Hartlepool United were elected into the Football League in 1921 and would spend the next 47 years in the Third Division North, at which point they were placed into the Fourth Division. The club won promotion in 1967-68, though were relegated out of the Third Division the following season. They won another promotion in 1990-91, though were relegated in 1994. They won further promotions out of the fourth tier in 2002-03 and 2006-07, having been relegated again in 2006. Hartlepool were relegated in 2013 and ended their 96-year run in the Football League with relegation into the National League in 2017.
1908-45: Early years
In 1905, the amateur team West Hartlepool won the FA Amateur Cup which at the time was considered second only to the FA Cup. Partly as a result of this the opportunity for a professional team arose in 1908, when West Hartlepool Rugby Club went bust leaving their stadium Victoria Ground vacant.[2] The stadium was bought and the current club was founded under the name Hartlepools United Football Athletic Company representing both the town of West Hartlepool and the original settlement of Old Hartlepool.[3]
The new team joined the professional North-Eastern league and West Hartlepool F.C. lost some of their players to the new professional side. West Hartlepool managed to continue for a few seasons however it was not long before they broke up leaving Hartlepools United as the only team in town.[3]
In 1910, the club took over the assets and liabilities of West Hartlepool F.C. who had been dissolved that year. In 1920, the Football League formed a third division. This was based almost entirely in the south, as the new division was created by absorbing virtually the entire top division of the Southern League, with Grimsby Town the only northern representative. This was rectified the following season when a Third Division North was created, with Hartlepool as one of the founder members.[4]
1945-82: Post-war
Brian Clough was invited to manage Hartlepool in 1965. His reaction was "I don't fancy the place", but he took the job anyway.[5]
In 1968 the "s" and the "United" were dropped from the team name of "Hartlepools United". This was in connection with West Hartlepool being absorbed along with the old smaller town of Hartlepool and the village of Hart into one new borough named "Hartlepool". The appendage of "United" was restored in 1977.[6]
Under Len Ashurst (who became manager in 1971), the team slowly began to revive after years of largely indifferent form. The 1971-72 season saw a welcome improvement to 18th, and possibly saved the club; Barrow, who had finished bottom the previous year, were voted out in favour of Hereford United despite having improved to 22nd. The club once again avoided the re-election zone in 1972-73, finishing in 20th place, but with four successive finishes either in or not far above the bottom four and strong challenges coming from non-league sides, the club needed to show signs of improvement. Ashurst did precisely that, finishing in 11th in 1973-74; he then left the club to manage Gillingham.
Ken Hale took over and guided the team to 13th and 14th over the next two seasons and also reached the League Cup Fourth round in 1974-75 (still a club record). However, 1976-77 saw a return to the doldrums; Hale was sacked after failing to win any of the first nine games (including two cup matches) at the start of October. His successor Billy Horner could not stop the rot either, and the team finished in 22nd place. Again there was a strong challenger from non-league in the form of Wimbledon; however, as the club was seeking re-election for the first time in six years, it was Workington - bottom for a second successive year and making their fourth consecutive re-election application that made way. Over the close season the team's name was changed to its current form of Hartlepool United. A tragedy struck the club a few weeks before the end of the season when 20-year-old player Dave Wiggett was killed in a car crash.[7]
Chart of yearly table positions of Hartlepool in the Football League.
A marginal improvement to 21st the following year again saw the club applying to stay in the league; and again a strong non-league challenge, this time from Wigan Athletic, was enough to dispose of Southport. It seemed to be only a matter of time before Hartlepool United followed the same way.
Once again then, it was a huge relief for the supporters that Horner managed to make considerable improvements the following season. A large part of this was due to the strike partnership of Bob Newton and Keith Houchen; the latter would be the club's leading scorer in each of the following four seasons. There was also relative success in the FA Cup, with Crystal Palace being defeated at the Victoria Ground thanks to two goals from Newton as the club made the Fourth round.
1978-79 saw a finish in 13th place; 19th the following season was still enough to stay clear of the re-election zone, and then 1980-81 saw the team produce its best season in over a decade, never being out of the top 10 and looking promotion contenders for a long spell before falling away to finish ninth. Keith Houchen was top scorer with 17 league goals, with Newton also making double figures.
Financial issues were however making waves off the pitch and in particular the ownership of the ground. The Town Council were approached by the club with a view to buying the ground in January 1977, and although this was initially turned down negotiations continued. In February 1978, a deal seemed to have been agreed; however chairman Vince Barker accused the council of delaying the deal when it was not complete 12 months later. Barker would accuse the council of trying to renege on the deal in July 1980, and even threatened to move the club out of the town amidst rumours that he was prepared to sell up and allow the club to be moved to Scarborough. As of February 2007, the ground remains in Council ownership.
1981-82 saw the team finish in 14th place despite both Houchen and Newton scoring 18 goals, but their partnership was drawing to a close and with it four seasons of relative success. The club was running into financial difficulties under Vince Barker, and both forwards would be sold the following season for fees that failed to reflect their value to the club but allowed bills to be paid. The team suffered, and finished in 22nd - back in the re-election zone. Billy Horner handed over his duties at the end of March to John Duncan.
Duncan's time at the club was limited. Having been appointed on 1 April, just nine weeks later he left to take over at Chesterfield. Hartlepool appointed Mick Docherty, son of the legendary Tommy Docherty; however after six months and with the team struggling, he too left the club. Even for Hartlepool, four managers in the space of eight months was somewhat farcical; the fact that the decision was made to re-appoint Billy Horner (initially as a temporary measure, although he would actually remain in charge until November 1986) made the situation even worse.
Dissatisfaction with the club's board grew; attendances fell; performances remained poor. An eventual finish of 23rd, and a club record low attendance of 790 for the game with Stockport County on 5 May 1984, showed a club that looked to be going nowhere. The application for re-election was again successful, with the club once more polling the lowest figure of the League clubs, the result was secured on the back of an agreement being made amongst the club chairmen to enter into meaningful dialogue over direct promotion and relegation with the Alliance Premier League. Many felt that without that agreement being made, Hartlepool United would have been voted out because of their perennial re-election applications. Maidstone United were the unfortunate non-league champions to have the Football League door slammed in their faces for the second year running. During the close season chairman Barker left the club, John Smart taking over.
Once again though Horner managed to produce an improvement, to 19th, before making a team that looked capable of winning promotion. After a shaky start to 1985-86, the team climbed into the top three by mid-October; were still in a promotion spot in early March; and eventually faded slightly to finish in seventh place.
Any hopes that Horner might lead the club to promotion faded shortly after the start of the 1986-87 season. After drawing the first four games of the season, Pools then lost the next four before finally recording their first win against Lincoln City in the ninth game; a further six games without a win were enough to see the club looking in serious danger of being the first club to be automatically relegated from the Football League and saw Horner depart. He was replaced by John Bird, a former player at the club. Form improved slightly, but although the team eventually finished in relative safety in 18th, they were only three points ahead of Lincoln City who suffered relegation.
One peculiarity of the season concerned Middlesbrough; the financially struggling Teessiders had been locked out of their ground Ayresome Park, but were due to play a home game on the opening day of the season. Had they not fulfilled the fixture they would have been expelled from the League; Hartlepool stepped into the breach and offered the use of the Victoria Ground. After Hartlepool's draw with Cardiff City in the afternoon, Middlesbrough played their game with Port Vale the same evening. Days later the two clubs met in the League Cup - as of the 2010-11 season, the two legged tie remains the only occasion the teams have met in a senior competition.
The following season saw an improvement to 16th place, this time comfortably above relegated Newport County and in fact only 11 points from the playoff places; however a poor run of form towards the end of the season (four points from the last 10 games) cost the team any hope of promotion. Notable events from the season included both Paul Baker and Andy Toman scoring 20 or more goals in all competitions, and beating neighbours Sunderland in the Associate Members Cup.
Bird had however made something of a name for himself as a manager, and when early season form saw Hartlepool United in second place at the end of September 1988, he left the club to join York City. Former Newcastle United captain Bobby Moncur was appointed to succeed Bird, but failed to inspire the team; results suffered, and the eventual finishing position of 19th could even have been worse with the team as low as 22nd late in the season.
His period in charge continued to be little short of a disaster. Five successive league defeats opened the 1989-90 season, and Moncur eventually resigned in November with the club rooted to the bottom of the table having taken just nine points from 18 games with 46 goals conceded. New chairman Garry Gibson had initially turned down Moncur's request, but accepted it at the second time of asking.
1989-97: The Gibson and Hornsey years
The new manager appointed though would become a legend at the club. Cyril Knowles had been a distinguished player, and had a growing reputation as a manager; with the addition of several new signings, he achieved a remarkable turnaround. From having 9 points from 19 games, Knowles lead the side to 55 by the end of the season - and a safe 19th place in the table.
Even better was to follow the next season. With the partnership of Paul Baker and Joe Allon working well in attack, the team were in the top 10 for much of the season and in with a good chance of reaching a playoff place. Then, tragedy struck in February 1991 when Knowles was diagnosed with brain cancer and Alan Murray took over on a temporary basis. Under Murray, the team's form improved further and the club went into the final day of the season as one of several clubs that could win not just promotion but the title. A 3-1 win over Northampton Town was enough to secure promotion in third place; Allon scored 35 goals, and Baker and Paul Dalton also reached double figures.
However, Knowles was still suffering from cancer and in June 1991 Murray was given the manager's job on a permanent basis as Knowles had now undergone three operations but still had the cancer. He died on 30 August 1991, aged only 47.
Although Allon signed for Chelsea over the close season, Murray was able to retain the majority of the squad, and also signed players such as Andy Saville and Lenny Johnrose as the club finished in a highly respectable 11th in the Third Division.
1992-93 saw the club playing the new Division Two, as the formation of the Premier League caused a re-labelling of the divisions. With Murray having brought in players such as Dean Emerson, John Gallacher and Ryan Cross the club got off to a great start - by October, the team was in second place, level on points with leaders West Bromwich Albion.
The club remained in the playoff hunt until New Year, and then achieved one of the best results in its history when beating Crystal Palace 1-0 in the FA Cup Third round - the first time that Hartlepool had beaten a top division side. However, this would prove to be the end of the club's success for several years. It was revealed shortly after the cup win that the club were in financial difficulties. To make ends meet, a number of players were released or sold, and the club set an unenviable record by going 1,227 minutes without scoring. During this run Murray was sacked and replaced by Viv Busby. The club eventually escaped relegation, finishing 16th.
The following season was an unmitigated disaster. With no money to bring in players, the team struggled all season. Busby was replaced in November 1993 by John MacPhail, but he could do little as the team remained in the relegation places from November until the end of the season. Relegation was assured following a 7-0 defeat at Rotherham United; the final day of the season saw the team thrashed 8-1 by Plymouth Argyle at the Victoria Ground.
The next five seasons saw constant struggle and a succession of managers. Gibson finally sold the club to local businessman Harold Hornsey, who at least was able to financially stabilise the club; but with little money available for players times were hard. MacPhail left early in 1994-95 and was replaced by Dave McCreery; he was replaced towards the end of the same season by Keith Houchen, who had returned as a player. Houchen was in turn replaced after 18 months by Mick Tait. Meanwhile, the club finished in 18th, 20th (twice) and 17th. There was also a change of ownership in 1997: Hornsey sold the club to an IOR Ltd, with Ken Hodcroft becoming chairman.
1997-2012: Success under IOR
Matters came to a head in 1998-99; Tait's side were struggling, and even the signing of former England international Peter Beardsley had not changed the club's fortunes. Tait was sacked in January 1999, and Chris Turner was appointed; despite being four points adrift at the bottom of the League at Easter, Turner was able to prevent the club being relegated. Under Turner, matters improved drastically. In 1999-2000 they reached the play-offs, but were beaten by local rivals Darlington in the semi-finals. In fact qualified for the play-offs for next two seasons as well - though on both occasions they were again defeated in the semi-finals.
In 2002-03, Hartlepool finished in second place and won automatic promotion to the second division for the third time in the club's history. Turner had however left to take over Sheffield Wednesday part way through the season; Mike Newell replaced him but was relieved of his duties over the close season, Neale Cooper took over in June 2003.
Hartlepool enjoyed an exceptional campaign in 2003-04, with highlights including an 8-1 victory over Grimsby Town[8] and a trip to Sunderland in the third round of the FA Cup (followed by 9,109 away supporters).[9][10] They finished sixth and secured a play-off place on the final day of the season with a 1-1 draw away at Swindon Town.[11] However, they lost to third-placed Bristol City after two games after holding them to a draw on the first leg.[12] The season also saw Eifion Williams called up to the Wales squad and looked set to become only the second Hartlepool player ever to win an international cap while at the club; however an unfortunate injury in the play-off second leg forced him to withdraw.[13]
The club finished sixth in the league again in the 2004-05 season, despite the shock departure of Cooper just before the end of the season due to personal issues.[14][15] In the play-off semi-final, they defeated Tranmere Rovers 6-5 on penalties after the sides had each won their home leg 2-0.[16] The club failed to win promotion, losing 4-2 to Sheffield Wednesday after extra time in front of an attendance of 59,808 in the play-off final.[17] Hartlepool had been leading 2-1 with eight minutes of regular time to go, but a controversial penalty decision in the 82nd minute, which also saw Chris Westwood sent off, allowed Sheffield Wednesday to level the scores making it 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes. Hartlepool missing a key defender, struggled in extra time and conceded two goals. Following this achievement Cooper's assistant Martin Scott was appointed as manager.[18]
The 2005-06 season saw the side slip down the division to the relegation places helped in part by poor management, an indecisive board room and key player injuries. Manager Martin Scott was suspended after an alleged fight with a player in the changing rooms, which resulted in his dismissal.[19] Youth team coach Paul Stephenson was put in charge until the end of the season, aided by former manager Chris Turner who returned to the club as Director of Sport, and despite remaining undefeated in his first five games in charge, he could not prevent the club being relegated into the fourth tier in May 2006.[20][21] Some felt that Hartlepool's relegation was unfair given that Rotherham United had escaped administration, and therefore a 10-point deduction and relegation, by delaying a CVA meeting until after the season had ended.[22]
On 13 June 2006, Danny Wilson was appointed manager.[23] Hartlepool returned to League One at the first time of asking, finishing second behind champions Walsall. Pools missed out on the title on the final day after losing 2-1 at home to Bristol Rovers in front of 7,629 supporters.[24] However, it was a very successful season which saw Hartlepool go 23 games unbeaten during the season[25] including a comprehensive 3-0 victory at rivals Darlington.[26] On 1 January 2007, Hartlepool United equalled the all-time Football League record of consecutive wins without conceding a goal. The 1-0 win at Mansfield Town was the eighth straight win without conceding.[27] This was the club's second promotion in four years. They maintained their League One status by finishing 15th in the 2007-08 season.[28]
In December 2008, Danny Wilson was sacked; while the club were unbeaten in four games and well clear of the relegation zone, the board felt that Wilson could take the club no further.[29]Chris Turner was quickly returned to the managerial position, combining the role with his existing position as the club's Director of Sport. In the 2008-09 season, Hartlepool celebrated their centenary season with a great run in the FA Cup and League Cup: beating Premier League sides Stoke City and West Brom.[30][31] Pools went into the final round of fixtures with a three-point cushion and six goal buffer over the relegation zone. They were beaten 4-1 by Bristol Rovers but survived after Northampton Town lost 3-0 at Leeds United.[32][33]
Hartlepool started the 2009-10 season well, and were in the hunt for a play-off spot early in the season.[34] However, after a 5-0 home defeat at the hands of MK Dons,[35] their form dipped, and the club were dropped into a relegation battle, with matters not helped by a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player during a victory over Brighton.[36][37] The club survived on the final day of the season with a 0-0 draw against Brentford being enough to keep them in League One,[38] albeit on goal difference alone after Gillingham lost 3-0 at Wycombe Wanderers, a result which sent the Gills down instead.[39] Despite the shaky end to the season, survival did mark a milestone for the club, as it marked the first time that they would be playing a fourth consecutive season outside of the League's lowest tier.
Chris Turner resigned from the club a few weeks into the following season[40] and Mick Wadsworth took over on a temporary basis, before being appointed permanently a month later. The season ended up going much the same as the previous one, with the club in play-off contention in the middle of the campaign[41] before falling away as the season went on. However, the drop in Hartlepool's form was not as severe as it had been in the previous two seasons, and they finished in 16th place, well clear of the relegation zone.[42] Despite suffering a 5-0 hammering at home to newly relegated Sheffield Wednesday[43] and a 4-0 home loss to northern rivals Carlisle,[44] Pools did enjoy 2-0 home victories against newly relegated Plymouth Argyle[45] and Peterborough United,[46] in addition to a 3-1 victory at home to eventual champions Brighton.[47]
The club started the following season well, and were 3rd going into October,[48] but a bad run of form resulted in the sacking of Wadsworth in December,[49] with former manager Neale Cooper returning to the club as his replacement.[50] While Cooper was not able to get the club back to their early form, the side stayed generally consistent for the remainder of the season and secured a 13th-place finish, the highest the club had achieved since the play-off campaign in 2005.[51]
2012-17: Decline into non-League football
Hartlepool made a terrible start to the following season, and in the wake of a defeat by bottom-placed Bury, which saw the Lancashire club overhaul Hartlepool and dump them to the bottom of the table,[52] Cooper resigned, bringing an end to his second spell after less than a year.[53] He was replaced by John Hughes,[54] and while the club's form gradually improved, they were ultimately unable to overcome an appalling first half of the season, which saw them secure a paltry 9 points and just one win from their first 23 games.[55] Hartlepool finished second-bottom,[56] only avoiding last place because of Portsmouth being deducted ten points for entering administration. Hughes was sacked for failing to prevent the club's relegation, with Colin Cooper replacing him.[57]
After an extensive overhaul of the playing squad during the summer, Hartlepool recovered from a poor start to the 2013-14 season and by early spring they were making decent progress and looking to make a late play-off bid.[58] However, a terrible run of form late in the season plunged them into the relegation battle, which they did not earn definite safety from until the penultimate match of the season.[59] The club finished 19th that season, their lowest finish in 15 years.[60] An even worse start to the 2014-15 season resulted in Cooper resigning a few weeks into the campaign. Paul Murray replaced Cooper, only to be sacked just two months later, with the club six points adrift at the bottom of League Two, and having just suffered an FA Cup elimination at the hands of non-league Blyth Spartans.[61] By now the fans had turned against Ken Hodcroft, who resigned and sold the club to Peter Harris in December 2014.[62] Harris's first decision was to appoint former Tranmere Rovers manager Ronnie Moore to the managers' job.[63] The takeover ultimately fell through due to Harris and his associates being involved in dubious activities[64] with the club reverting to Hodcroft's ownership, Moore's appointment would prove to be a critical one. After being ten points adrift in bottom place at the turn of the year, in what has been termed the "great escape"[65] and "miracle",[66] a revival in form saw them escape the relegation places and secure survival in the penultimate game of the season.[67]
June 2015 saw a change of ownership,[68] handing over to Essex recruitment firm JPNG (liquidated in 2017[69]), who appointed director Gary Coxall[70] as Chairman. Pools' third season in League Two started positively but form gradually dropped off and by February, Hartlepool were in 21st place. JPNG decided to sack Ronnie Moore[71] and replaced him with Craig Hignett.[72] Pools won eight games under Hignett and rose to a 16th-place finish.
The 2016-17 season started poorly. Hignett was sacked in January 2017[73] and was replaced by the experienced Dave Jones.[74] Form under Jones didn't improve much but a win at Cambridge United in March put Hartlepool nine points clear of relegation. Hartlepool failed to win their next eight matches and after a passionate rant by Jeff Stelling live on Soccer Saturday,[75] Dave Jones was sacked after a pitiful loss at home to Barnet. The final round of fixtures meant either Newport County or Hartlepool would be relegated alongside Leyton Orient to the National League. After being 1-0 down to Doncaster Rovers in front of a sell-out crowd, Hartlepool looked doomed. Nevertheless, substitute Devante Rodney scored two unanswered goals to leave Hartlepool above the relegation zone. However, an 89th-minute goal for Newport consigned Hartlepool to a first season in non-league after 96 years in the Football League.[76]
2017-present: Non-league
Hartlepool made a terrible start to life in non-league. It took until the 7th attempt to win a match. However, this win at Guiseley[77] kick-started a good run of only one defeat in thirteen matches. By November, off-field financial issues intensified which coincided with a winless run of eleven games. In response to the financial issues, fans set up a JustGiving page which raised just over £85,000, including donations from supporters across the UK and a £2,500 boost by the former Middlesbrough striker Danny Graham.[78][79] An initiative called 'Save Pools Day'[80] took place on 20 January 2018 for the fixture against Wrexham where supporters from other clubs visited to raise funds. Hartlepool lost 2-0 with 6,833 supporters in attendance.
The poor run of form resulted in the sacking of Craig Harrison[81] in February who was replaced by caretaker manager Matthew Bates. Bates' first win came on 21 March[82] during the televised away fixture at Barrow. During this match, Hartlepool went 1-0 down and briefly fell into the relegation places. Hartlepool won three consecutive matches to pull away from the relegation places and finally guaranteed safety from relegation on 17 April with a win against Leyton Orient.[83] Hartlepool's first season in non-league ended positively as the club avoided liquidation when Raj Singh bought the club in April.[84] The club celebrated with their annual fancy dress day during an encouraging win at Tranmere, wearing clown outfits to poke fun at the previous owners.[85] Hartlepool ultimately finished a turbulent season in 15th place.
Pools' second season in non-league started brightly. 6 wins in 8 games left Bates' side in the play-off positions going into October. However, six consecutive defeats culminating in Hartlepool's lowest league home attendance since 1998[86] forced Raj Singh to sack Bates after 9 months in charge.[87] Matthew Bates was replaced by the experienced Richard Money. However, after only six matches in charge, Money decided the job wasn't for him and switched roles with football director Craig Hignett in January.[88] Pools' home form improved under Hignett with five wins from eight. Hignett guided Hartlepool to a disappointing 16th-place finish.
Hartlepool made a sluggish start to their third consecutive season in non-league, winning five out of their first sixteen fixtures. Despite being three points off the play-offs, Raj Singh took the surprising decision to sack Craig Hignett after a disappointing defeat at Stockport County.[89] Club legend Antony Sweeney acted as caretaker manager for five matches before the appointment of Dave Challinor, helping to turn fortunes around with three wins and a draw during his brief spell in charge.[90] Pools' league form continued to gradually improve under Challinor, coinciding with an impressive run in the FA Cup. Home form in the new year drastically improved with four wins from six and by early March, Hartlepool were within touching distance of the top 7. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the season after 39 games with Hartlepool in 9th place, three points from the play-offs. Following a decision to finish the league via a points-per-game basis, Hartlepool finished in 12th, the club's first top-half finish since the 2006-07 season.
Statistics from recent seasons. For a full history see; List of Hartlepool United F.C. seasons
Average attendance
2003-04 Football League Second Division 3 46 20 13 13 76 61 +15 73 6th of 24
Lost in PO semifinal R3 R2 - 5,419[91]
2004-05 League 1 3 46 21 8 17 76 66 +10 71 6th of 24
Lost in PO final R4 R2 - 5,200[92]
2005-06 League 1 3 46 11 17 18 44 59 -15 50 21st of 24
Relegated R2 R2 - 4,812[93]
2006-07 League 2 4 46 26 10 10 65 40 +25 88 2nd of 24
Promoted R2 R2 - 5,087[94]
2007-08 League 1 3 46 15 9 22 63 66 -3 54 15th of 24 R2 R2 - 4,507[95]
2008-09 League 1 3 46 13 11 22 66 79 -13 50 19th of 24 R4 R3 - 3,835[96]
2009-10 League 1 3 46 14 11 21 59 67 -8 50[a] 20th of 24 R1 R2 - 3,444[98]
2011-12 League 1 3 46 14 14 18 50 55 -5 56 13th of 24 R1 R1 - 4,961[100]
2012-13 League 1 3 46 9 14 23 39 67 -28 41 23rd of 24
Relegated R1 R1 - 3,613[101]
2014-15 League 2 4 46 12 9 25 39 70 -31 45 22nd of 24 R2 R1 - 3,736[103]
2015-16 League 2 4 46 15 6 25 49 72 -23 51 16th of 24 R3 R2 - 3,890[104]
2016-17 League 2 4 46 11 13 12 54 75 -21 46 23rd of 24
2017-18 National League 5 46 14 14 18 53 63 -10 56 15th of 24 R1 - R1 3,350[106]
2018-19 National League 5 46 15 14 17 56 62 -6 59 16th of 24 R1 - R2 3,124[107]
2019-20 National League 5 39 14 13 12 56 50 +6 55 12th of 24[b] R3 - R1 3,355[111]
O'Neill's currently manufactures the club's apparel. The current home and away shirt sponsor is the Prestige Group, a company owned by the club Chairman, Raj Singh. Previously, the home shirt has been sponsored by Utility Alliance, Seneca Homes, Dove Energy and Cameron's Brewery. The club's previous away sponsors have included Northern Gas and Power, Bartercard and Drive Vauxhall.
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
1975-1977 Umbro none
1977-1978 Bukta
1978-1980 Admiral
1980-1981 Le Coq Sportif
1981-1982 Umbro
1982-1983 Spall
1983-1984 Admiral New County
1984-1985 Umbro Cameron's Brewery
1988-1990 Scoreline
1990-1991 none Yuill
1991-1992 Bukta Heritage Homes
1993-1995 Loki Cameron's Brewery
1995-1999 1908 Gold
1999-2000 Super League
2000-2002 1908 Gold DNO International
2002-2004 TFG Sports
2004-2015 Nike Dove Energy
2015-2017 Seneca Homes
2017-2019 BLK Utility Alliance
2019-2020 O'Neill's
2020- Prestige Group
The club is owned by HUFC Holdings Ltd.[112]
Mascot elected mayor
In the 2002 council election, the team's mascot "H'Angus the Monkey", aka Stuart Drummond, was elected mayor of Hartlepool[113] as an independent, under the slogan "free bananas for schoolchildren". Even though his candidacy was just a publicity stunt, Drummond has since been re-elected after throwing off his comedy image and identifying himself increasingly with the Labour group on the council. On 5 May 2013, Drummond left his post of Hartlepool's mayor after a November 2012 referendum meant that Hartlepool would no longer have a mayor, instead being led by committees.[114]
Famous fans
In recent years the most visible fan of the club has been Jeff Stelling, presenter of Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports. The rock star Meat Loaf, Janick Gers of the metal band Iron Maiden, MP Peter Mandelson, Christopher Timothy, Football Ramble presenter & radio host Pete Donaldson and film director Ridley Scott are also fans of the club.[115][116]
Supporters and rivalries
In 2003, market research company FFC surveyed fans of every Football League club across the country to find who they consider their main rivals to be. Hartlepool United fans chose Darlington as their main rivals. Additionally, in 2008, 95% of both clubs named each other as their biggest rivals.[117] Between the two clubs, Hartlepool have won 60 games compared to Darlington's 57 games in the rivalry.[118] However, the two clubs haven't met since 2007[119] due to Darlington's financial issues and relegations since.[120] The Monkey Hangers' next rivals are: Sheffield Wednesday (who defeated Hartlepool in the League One Play-Off Final in 2005), Carlisle United, Rushden & Diamonds (now extinct) and Sunderland. [121]
In 2015, a Hartlepool United's Supporters Trust was founded with the intention of "articulating the views of Hartlepool United supporters, lobby the club and provide the basis for some element of fan involvement and influence with the football club."[122]
Third Division North / League One (3rd tier)
Runners-up (1): 1956-57 (no promotion)
Play-off Finalists (1): 2004-05
Play-off Semi-finalists (1): 2003-04
League Two / Third Division / Fourth Division (4th tier)
Runners-up (2): 2002-03, 2006-07
Promotion (2): 1967-68, 1990-91
Play-off Semi-finalists (3): 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02
FA Amateur Cup
Winners (1): 1904-05 (West Hartlepool F.C.)
Durham Challenge Cup
Winners (5): 1908-09, 1909-10, 1956-57, 1957-58, 2004-05
As of 9 December 2020[123][124]
Best FA Cup performance: Fourth round, 1954-55, 1977-78, 1988-89, 1992-93, 2004-05, 2008-09
Best League Cup performance: Fourth round, 1974-75
Best EFL Trophy performance: Semi-Final North, 1987-88
Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 2020-21
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 44
Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 3
Record attendance (neutral venue): 59,808 vs Sheffield Wednesday, League One Play-Off Final, 29 May 2005
Record league attendance: 17,118 vs Hull City, 9 October 1948
Smallest league attendance: 500 vs Spennymoor United, 24 April 1912
Record cup attendance: 17,264 vs Manchester United, FA Cup, 5 January 1957
Smallest cup attendance: 380 vs Rochdale, EFL Trophy, 9 November 2016
Biggest league win: 10-1 vs Barrow, Division 4, 4 April 1959
Heaviest league defeat: 1-10 vs Wrexham, Football League, 3 March 1962
Biggest cup win: 6-0 vs North Shields, FA Cup 1st round, 30 November 1946
Heaviest cup defeat: 8-0 vs Crewe Alexandra, Football League Trophy, 17 October 1995
Most appearances: Ritchie Humphreys, 543 (2001-2013)
Most goals: Joshie Fletcher, 111 (1908-1913)
Oldest player: Dimi Konstantopoulos, aged 41 years 15 days (14 December 2019 vs Harrogate Town)
Youngest player: David Foley, aged 16 years 44 days (25 August 2003 vs Port Vale)
Longest serving current player: Nicky Featherstone (2014-)
Consecutive wins: 7, (1913, 1956, 1968, 2000-2001, 2006-2007, 2007)
Consecutive clean sheets: 7, (5 December 2006 - 1 January 2007)
Unbeaten run: 22, (30 October 1909 - 19 March 1910)
Most wins in a season: 28 (1955-56)
Most clean sheets in a season: 25 (2006-07)
Most goals in a season: 28 (Joe Allon-1990/91)
Transfer fee received: £750,000 (Tommy Miller to Ipswich Town)
As of 15 June 2020[125]
1 Ritchie Humphreys 2001-2013 543 37 MF
2 Watty Moore 1948-1960 473 3 DF
3 Antony Sweeney 2001-2014 444 62 MF
4 Ray Thompson 1947-1958 424 3 DF
5 Alan Goad 1967-1978 418 11 DF
6 Ken Johnson 1949-1964 413 106 FW
7 Brian Honour 1985-1994 384 36 MF
8 Micky Barron 1996-2007 374 4 DF
9 Jackie Newton 1946-1958 362 19 MF
10 Tommy McGuigan 1950-1958 351 79 MF
As of 15 January 2021[126]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
1 GK ENG Ben Killip
2 DF ENG Lewis Cass (on loan from Newcastle United)
3 DF ENG David Ferguson
4 DF ENG Gary Liddle
5 DF ENG Timi Odusina
6 MF ENG Mark Shelton
7 MF ENG Ryan Donaldson
8 MF ENG Nicky Featherstone
9 FW ENG Mason Bloomfield
10 MF ENG Luke Molyneux
11 FW ENG Rhys Oates
12 FW ENG Joe Grey
14 MF IRL Gavan Holohan
15 DF NIR Ryan Johnson
16 MF ENG Claudio Ofosu
17 MF ENG Josh MacDonald
18 MF ENG Luke Williams
21 GK SVK Henrich Ravas (on loan from Derby County)
22 MF ENG Tom Crawford
23 DF ENG Jamie Sterry
29 FW ENG Luke Armstrong (on loan from Salford City)
30 MF ENG Adam Campbell
39 DF ENG Joe Bunney
Out on loan
20 DF ENG Aaron Cunningham (On Loan at Blyth Spartans)
31 GK ENG Brad Young (On Loan at Blyth Spartans)
25 MF ENG Michael Maidens (2004-07)[127]
1968 Tony Parry
1969 Brian Drysdale
1972 Neil Warnock
1973 Barry Watling
1974 Malcolm Dawes
1975 Alan Goad
1976 Malcolm Moore
1977 Malcolm Poskett
1978 William Ayre
1979 Martin Gorry
1980 Mark Lawrence
1981 Phil Brown
1986 Brian Honour
1987 Rob McKinnon
1988 Paul Haigh
1992 Keith Nobbs
1994 Ian McGuckin
1995 Keith Houchen
1996 Brian Horne
1997 Chris Beech
1998 Michael Barron
2000 Paul Stephenson
2001 James Sharp
2002 Graeme Lee
2003 Ritchie Humphreys
2004 Jim Provett
2005 Joel Porter
2007 Michael Nelson
2010 Neil Austin
2011 Antony Sweeney
2012 Paul Murray
2013 Scott Flinders
2014 Luke James
2015 Scott Harrison
2016 Trevor Carson
2018 Scott Loach
Hartlepool United Ladies
In 2015, a Hartlepool United Ladies team was launched.[128] They currently participate in the North East Regional Women's Football League (5th tier).
As of 5 June 2020[129]
Chairman - Raj Singh
Club President - Jeff Stelling
Chief Executive -
Director - David Arthur
Director -
Coaching and medical staff
Manager Dave Challinor
Assistant manager Joe Parkinson
First team coach Antony Sweeney
Goalkeeping coach Ross Turnbull
Physiotherapist Ian Gallagher
Head of sports science Jake Simpson
Under-19s coach Ian McGuckin
Kit man Bob Cross
Club doctors David Russell
Dan Palmer
Club Secretary - Sarah Barnfather
Head Groundsman - Dave Brown
^ Three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.[97]
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Middlesbrough played their first 2 games of the 1986/87 season at Hartlepool's Victoria Park
Timeline of Events from Pools Stats
Manager History from Soccerbase
Season by Season record from In the Mad Crowd
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The Poolie Bunker. The main fans forum
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Hartlepool player database at poolstats.co.uk
Hartlepool United resource
Hartlepool United Goal Of 2014
Louis Rooney With A Stunner vs Hartlepool United!
Hartlepool Utd 2-0 Salford City FA Cup Round 15.12.2015,
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It's May 1st. That means the Annual Rite of Overdue Dumping is behind us, and the Spring Mating Season is well underway.
What explains these macro patterns in mating choices? I've argued before that the Overdue Dumping season follows from many people's desire not to be alone during the holidays. But I think there's also something more subtle going on.
One of the leading factors that contributes to the dumping decision is the dumper's beliefs about outside prospects. The better those outside prospects look, the more likely she is to dump.
To take an extreme example, imagine you live in a society of 100 people, with equal numbers of men and women (all heterosexual). And suppose they are paired off into 50 couples. If you're thinking of dropping your current mate, you should recognize that your prospects for finding a new mate are rather dim (at least in the short term) because there are no degrees of freedom. Everyone except your ex is taken, so you'll have to wait until at least one other couple breaks up. As a result, you might choose to stick it out a while longer in the current relationship. On the other hand, what if you knew that 20 other couples were about to break up? In that case, your prospects would be much better, and you might go through with the dumping.
This hypothetical is obviously extreme, because in reality there's always a pool of single people out there, and there's always some flow of people into (and out of) that pool. But the pattern is what's important: the larger is the pool of potential mates, the greater is your incentive to wade in. Meanwhile, other people are performing the same calculus. The result is a kind of coordination game. To put it simply, you only want to break up if other couples are breaking up, and they only want to break up if you're breaking up. In this sort of game, there will typically be more than one stable equilibrium. We can imagine low-break-up equilibria (relatively small numbers of couples are breaking up and rejoining the singles pool) as well as high-break-up equilibria (relatively large numbers of couples are breaking up and rejoining the singles pool).
I surmise, then, that the Spring Mating Season results from a seasonal high-break-up equilibrium. It starts with the Rite of Overdue Dumping, in which people exit relationships that they stayed in just for the holidays. And then there's a cascade effect: the knowledge that more people are entering the singles pool encourages yet more people to exit their relationships, thus adding yet more people to the pool, etc. More dumpings take place than would be predicted by the post-holiday effect alone.
Autumn, on the other hand, represents a low-break-up equilibrium. Some people extend their relationships in order to be guaranteed a partner during the holidays. Others, who might have been willing to break up despite the holidays, realize that their prospects are worse because of the reduced flow into the singles pool – and so they decide to stick it out as well. And so on. More relationship-extensions take place than would be predicted by the pre-holiday effect alone.
In short, the cycle is driven by the pre-holiday and post-holiday effects, but the cycle is exaggerated – with higher peaks and deeper troughs – by the fact that people's break-up decisions are interdependent. It makes most sense to break up and reenter the singles market when other people are doing the same.
(2) People are going out more because it's not freezing and horrible, where they have more opportunities to meet new people or get to know existing acquaintances better?
I sometimes need to be reminded that some people have the misfortunate to live somewhere besides southern California, where good weather and skimpy clothing last year-round. But the cycle seems to exist here as much as in other locations. My perceptions could be wrong, though. Maybe California has a less pronounced cycle.
Wow I've never heard of this dumping season before.
Which shows that there is still work to do, as if people don't know about it then it doesn't fulfil its function.
Or it could just be that I've a socially inept nerd, which is why I only ever got to dump 2 people in my life.
Is it really the case that relationships are more likely to start in May? And if so, why isn't it simply because young people are more likely to change locations in May because of the end of the school year, raising the costs of staying in a relationship, rather than some vague desire to stay together during April (as opposed to December or February) holidays?
I'm not buying it. During my dating years, I dumped when I got the first whiff of the "ickies," regardless of the season or what I perceived my outside prospects were.
Some people aren't looking to be in a relationship just for the sake of being in a relationship.
So you're saying that someone who wants to dump before the holidays, and who doesn't particularly mind being alone during the holidays, would nonetheless hold off on dumping, because they don't want to have to wait a few months before their next partner? Or are you saying that people at one equilibrium aren't actively thinking about the next equilibrium, so there's no planning going on — people don't dump before the holidays because there are no prospects for the future, even though if they thought about it (and were consciously aware of the trends) they'd realize there would be prospects in a few months?
Is it reasonable to say that romantic breakups tend to occur at a particular time of the year for the same reason that apartment leases tend to expire at a particular time of the year?
Doctorpat and Ted -- Well, it's possible I just imagined the phenomenon I'm trying to explain. I have no data on this, just personal observation. And yes, I think the dumping season is mostly January/February, depending on whether people decide to wait out Valentine's Day. Spring Mating Season follows shortly thereafter.
dgm -- That's an admirable policy you've got, but (as you know) you're an exceptional person. I think lots of people are willing to remain in relationships they don't see "going the distance" simply because they're good enough for now. And whether they're good enough for now depends on things like outside dating prospects.
Ran -- I'm saying something in between. There is some degree of anticipation, but most people would rather not wait several months before dating again. So the Dumping Season occurs mostly before the Mating Season, although there's overlap. Again, this is just my perception based on personal observation, unsupported by any hard data.
Interesting stuff here. In my book It's A Breakup, Not A Breakdown I talk about the best possible breakup dates. DON'T breakup between November and mid-February. The best time to dump someone is between March and September when the weather is warm, there are no major holidays in sight, and there's plenty of time to heal before the holiday season.


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Liar Liar…. or a generation for Grenfell justice?
Published 27 July 2017
About a year ago I was moved to write about Hillsborough. The verdict from a two-year-long inquest had just been delivered and finally, after a generation of perseverance on the part of victims' families, a jury ruled that 96 people had been unlawfully killed at a football game in 1989.
I'm a lifelong Liverpool fan, but that's not why I wrote. I did because, when you strip it back, Hillsborough had little to do with football, and lots to do with – irrespective of the political divide – our institutions' penchant for self-serving lies and conspiratorial self-preservation at the expense of everyday people.
After decades of hot air and carpet brushing, 2016's verdict finally paved the way for prosecutions – justice for the 96. And late last month, the CPS served summonses to six of the men on point at Hillsborough.
God knows the families deserve closure. To put it in context, their ordeal started before the Berlin Wall fell; before Nelson Mandela was released from prison; before Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined hands and sang their way to emancipation from the Soviet Union.
As other nations were making strides towards freedom, democracy and people power, citizens in Liverpool couldn't prise open the clamped lips of the institutions we rely on to protect us.
And sadly, that's what moves me to write again.
Once more, everyday people have been fatally let down by those who are supposed to safeguard us. Just as Hillsborough was not about football, Grenfell is not about a fire in a tower block.
In the last days of June, a Grenfell inquiry was announced with first hearings set for September. But unless this inquiry utterly, holistically, root-and-branch examines the tyranny, the greed and the inequality which underpins Grenfell then, frankly, we have learned nothing from Hillsborough.
The Grenfell inquiry needs look to the cultural framework which led to the disaster. Cladding, sprinklers, staircases, fire doors – they all played a huge part. But the Grenfell catastrophe is the result of a gradual watering down of regulation, and compassion, in the name of cash on all sides of the political spectrum.
In Labour-controlled councils and governments as well as Conservative ones, legislation that put pounds before people caused this tragedy. I genuinely can't believe anyone would allow substandard cladding for a single story building; never mind a tower block. But then there's the letter of the law …
Until the mid-eighties, it was law that all building cladding had to stay fireproof for at least an hour. But in 1986, the National Buildings Regulations came in and stated that cladding's only job was not to add to the heat or intensity of a fire should one break out. From that point, cladding wasn't required to non-combustible. (Seriously!)
After a 2016 west London tower fire, London Fire Brigade found that the building's cladding had – due to it melting and dripping onto lower floors – actually helped the fire to spread. Fire chiefs wrote to every council in London to warn them of the dangers. No action was taken.
In fact, a leading fire safety expert warned the government three years ago that a tragedy like Grenfell was inevitable if rules on cladding weren't urgently reviewed.
As Communities' Secretary, Eric Pickles promised a review and updated building regulations policy by 2016/17. It's 2017 and nothing yet. In 2014, in fact, rules on installing anti-fire devices – such as sprinklers – into new buildings were relaxed so as not to put off developers.
With this increasingly laissez-faire, reckless culture in fire and safety, Grenfell hadn't had a risk assessment in 18 months. Although there's no suggested regularity for inspections, a "material change" to a building should have triggered a reevaluation last year, given that Grenfell's £8m refurbishment – a project undertaken to improve the view for Kensington & Chelsea's luxury properties – was finished in May 2016.
Even if checks had taken place, the Conservatives' Cutting Red Tape initiative reduced the mandatory time for fire inspections from six hours to just 45 minutes as of 2015.
A word on the Cutting Red Tape initiative. According to George Monbiot, the organisation – which is designed to snip regulation wherever there's a corresponding opportunity to make cash – had a meeting on the morning of 14 June, as Grenfell tower smouldered. The day's topic: debating whether rules on the fire resistance of cladding materials should be removed for the sake of construction industry profits.
That is the framework we need to look at. That is the culture of cash first, people second. Grenfell was the final push of a cancer already spread thick.
This article doesn't intend to be partisan. Conservative fingerprints might be on this specific tragedy, but so too are Labour's. Successive governments and councils of all political stripes either abetted Grenfell – or did nothing – in the 30 years since profit overtook precaution in policy.
The cladding on Camden's tower blocks – you'll recall June's evacuation was issued by the Labour Council – went in around 2006, some eight years into a Labour government with a Labour-controlled council and good old Red Ken Livingstone sat as Mayor of London.
I found Jeremy Corbyn's rapid politicisation of Grenfell sickening: he turned a national tragedy into a party political weapon in about 75 nano-seconds. The hypocrisy reeks. Labour, Conservative – our pandering political class as a whole is to blame.
Because for years Grenfell residents complained, blogged, screamed, wrote, petitioned about the tinderbox in which they lived. But nothing was done. What's more they've been treated appallingly in the aftermath.
The forthcoming Grenfell inquiry needs to cover all this ground. All of it. It can't lick around the edges: a bit of negligence here, a bit of misconduct there. There's a long stream of systemic callousness, which brought us to the point where people died in their own homes in the middle of the night.
The fact is, the Grenfell fire started decades ago.
For me, the inquiry already has the makings of a Kangaroo court. In this country, we don't allow defendants to select the charges on which they'll be tried – so it's unsettling that a government has set limited terms for an inquiry based on its own shortcomings. Moreover, we don't allow criminal suspects to vet the trial judge – why should the government get to approve the inquiry's chair?
The media, victims, even Theresa May – many have drawn macabre comparisons between Hillsborough and Grenfell. So our leaders need to get it right this time.
Hillsborough is still raw. We're weary, cynical and fatigued by the self-protectionism of those who should protect us. Last time I looked we pay for the privilege.
The last article I published was about society's anger reaching boiling point. And I think if we see any more self-serving lies and conspiratorial silence as everyday people count the cost then society might snap. Saint Jeremy might talk in pacifist tones, but he and his Momentum mob whipped up a frenzy of anger after Grenfell. It's an approach that does nothing to soothe the sensitive times we live in.
This world is changing, and I for one, feel uncomfortable and unsettled at what I see in front of me.
I just hope beyond hope that we're not, a la Hillsborough, still seeking truth and justice for Grenfell a generation from now.
He's not coming back… (and neither is the old High Street)
Vending – disruptive yes, but not as you know it
Football Foundation appoints Jemima Bird to Board of Trustees
Marks, get set, terrible
Helping brands make brave, human decisions – that's The Relish Way
We need more Southgate in the commercial world
Long live the high street (did someone say experiential?)
WPP part II – starring Sir Martin Sorrell


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Mackie's Ice Cream and Aberdeenshire Council win £4m grant to reduce emissions
Mackie's ice cream and Aberdeenshire Council have shared £4million of a £13.4m Scottish Government grant to reduce greenhouse gases.
01/04/2019, 5:00 am Updated: 01/04/2019, 7:24 am
Mackie's is getting a £2m grant for a low-carbon industrial chilling unit
Aberdeenshire Council is getting £2m for a demonstrator project on 500 houses to use solar panels, smart technology and a batteries to improve energy efficiency.
Meanwhile Mackie's, based at their farm at Westerton in Aberdeenshire, will receive £2m for Scotland's first commercial-sized chilling demonstrator plant for low-carbon refrigeration.
The money comes from the Scottish Government's Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP), first launched in 2015.
Energy minister Paul Wheelhouse said: "This latest announcement of funding offers will help further develop our low carbon capabilities as we continue to attract, retain and advance low carbon innovations.
"Scotland has tremendous resource and skills in the low carbon economy and the transition to a more prosperous, low carbon and circular economy also presents a valuable economic opportunity. The LCITP continues to help place Scotland at the forefront of the low carbon transition and support our wider programmes to meet our world-leading climate change targets."
Aberdeen City Council wins funding to progress hydrogen and solar ambitions
Mackie's ice cream
Woodside enters FEED for US hydrogen project as FID looms
Storegga appoints new head of corporate affairs


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